New Jersey lawmaker to perform comedy at GOP convention

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Republican National Convention is offering the top Republican in New Jersey’s General Assembly the chance to hone his stand-up comedy routine.

MyCentralJersey.com reports (http://mycj.co/29xxcxV ) Jon Bramnick will be at the convention in Cleveland later this month as both a politician and a comedian. He’s scheduled to perform a routine at a steakhouse in Beachwood, Ohio.

Bramnick says there’s too much hatred in politics and doing comedy allows him to relieve stress. He says he uses material from everyday life in his performances, including road signs from around the state and stories about his son.

Bramnick will be entertaining New Jersey’s Republican delegation at the performance. The proceeds of the event are going to the Assembly Republican Victory organization.